Steve Linick, shown after a briefing on Capitol Hill in 2019, was fired by President Trump on Friday as the State Department's inspector general.Steve Linick, shown after a briefing on Capitol Hill in 2019, was fired by President Trump on Friday as the State Department's inspector general.Steve LinickThe president sent notice of Linick's removal, effective in 30 days, to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday.
"I have learned that the Office of the Inspector General had opened an investigation into Secretary Pompeo," Engel said."Mr. Linick's firing amid such a probe strongly suggests that this is an unlawful act of retaliation."A Democratic aide on Capitol Hill elaborated that"the OIG was looking into the Secretary's misuse of a political appointee at the Department to perform personal tasks for himself and Mrs. Pompeo.
In recent weeks, the president also removed Michael Atkinson as inspector general of the Intelligence Community, as well as Glenn Fine, who had been named to oversee the federal government's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
YES GET RID OF ALL OF THESE CORRUPTED DEEP STATERS !!!
Who was he watching for?
The Truth About Government Watchdogs
Linick got too close to sniffing out the cesspool of Pompeo's crimes. One more sad case of a watchdog serving the public interest being taken down by tRump's ravening pack of hyenas.
Government watchdogs? How about Obama holdovers trying to undermine Trump
The Democrats had a whistleblower Linick investigating a political staffer who had to do personal duties for the Pompeo's. Also criticism of Susan traveling. Smells of another political witchhunt. Better to remove the Obama cancer before it metastasizes.
He needs to go before Congress.
The king who wants to be dictator.
Yet another nail driven into the coffin of democracy, the hammer of which wielded by the autocrat wannabe in the White House.
Heil Paul Josef. We remember Tokyo Rose, AND ITS YOU.
I guess Linick wouldn't kiss Trump's ass enough.
Fake News NPR
Thank you President Trump, and keep up the fantastic work! Four more years! NPR, we know what you are.
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Please make your vote count in November!
This man was nothing of the sort. He was a conspirator against the Presidency and the will of the American people.
Actually, it's the latest in a string of firings of political enemies...but NPR is too stupid and just plain too political themselves with their own agenda to admit it. Why does NPR still receive public money? They are a left-wing propaganda mill.
Smell you later Obama hack
He was a 'government watchdog' who was himself investigated for mishandling sensitive information, an offense that at the very least deserves a firing. Don't you think? -VJ
WakeUpAmerica
This is fucking crazy,how can anyone defend this,hes acting like this is north korea
Firing a government watch dog should tell you all you need to know.
Watch dogs intimidate criminals so trump eliminated the political police
And corrupt Republicans will say nothing. Time to make the party extinct in 2020.
WTF. We cannot survive 4️⃣ more years of this guy. He is going to destroy us all, one way or the other.
How are you feeling senrobportman ? You told us he had learned when you voted NO and now this is the 3rd Inspector General fired! You should have made Ohio proud and voted with SenSherrodBrown
He’s NOT fired yet! Congress can stop it! But your reporting encourages defeatism, by making it sound like there’s nothing that can be done. Do a better job of reporting!
He mishandled confidential information
Trump continues to dismantle every working facet of government while appointing inept, unqualified donors to positions of power (e.g. DeVos), destroying the economy, and letting millions of Americans die to protect his own ego.
never ever in history we see such a removal rate in government ,like under the silly Trump It ends first ,when there is no one left ,to give contradictions
Trump hates the truth, and anyone who might tell it.
The material for an investigation will still be there. His presence isn't needed, just investigate like everywhere else but launching an investigation shouldn't protect a person's job, claiming to shouldn't get it back. We have a process now that guarantees rights, look at Flynn
FIRE ALL DEEP STATE LEAKERS
Wow.
The other movie
If you’re not doing your job ! You can’t get paid!
He doesn’t need IGs. He can do whatever he wants. Article 2 says so.
ComplicitGOP the GOP SenateGOP HouseGOP are all as corrupt as our administration. No. One. Is. Above. The. Law.
Another removal of the last administrations obstructors. Why don't you point that out. He is part of the overloaded Obama staff. He also most likely sucked at his job and should have been fired a long time ago.
The Syate Dept is corrupt....maybe that has something to do with it.
Quelle surprise.
What do you expect from someone who lies and cheats all the time. He wants no one watching but his croanies.
DEFUND NPR FROM TAX PAYERS MONEY !
As all the Inspector Generals get fired for doing their job, we see our new Emperor smile.
DEEP STATE ! UNELECTED OFFICIAL !
Isn’t it actually a 30day warning BEFORE he fires him?
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